Diary June 3, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, June 3, 1918: Western Front Churchill visits BEF GHQ, Paris and Front until June 13. Fierce fighting between Soissons and Noyon. French retake Choisy …
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Diary June 2, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, June 2, 1918: Air War Western Front: Oberleutnant Goering awarded Pour le Merite. Germans claim 38 Allied aircraft for loss of 17. Western Front …
Diary June 1, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, June 1, 1918: Western Front Marne: Germans held between the Oise and Marne (US 3rd Division MG battalion in action, with 5 more divisions …
Diary May 31, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, May 31, 1918: Western Front Battlefield debut of French Renault FT-17 light tank: 30 (3 lost) in Retz Forest helps stem German advance as …
Diary May 30, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, May 30, 1918: Southern Fronts Macedonia – Combat of Skra di Legen: At 0455 hours Greek Crete and Archipelago divisions (2,659 casualties) storm fortified …
Diary May 29, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 29, 1918: Western Front Marne: GERMANS CAPTURE SOISSONS, Fere-en-Tardenois, Vregny plateau and heights south of the Vesle, cross river Ourcq French forced off …
Diary May 28, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 28, 1918: Western Front Somme – Battle of Cantigny: First AEF offensive operation, by US 28th Infantry Regiment (3,874 men; 823 casualties), 1st …
Diary May 27, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, May 27, 1918: Western Front Aisne – THIRD BATTLE OF THE AISNE (until June 6): German Bluecher and Yorck Offensives against Anglo-French on Chemin …
Diary May 26, 1918
World War One Diary for Sunday, May 26, 1918: Sea War North Sea: US Mine Squadron 1 (Captain Reg Belkap’s 19 minelayers with 5,530 mines) arrives at Invergordon to help …
Diary May 25, 1918
World War One Diary for Saturday, May 25, 1918: Southern Fronts Piave: Bersaglieri and Arditi surprise more Austrian Capo Sile positions and repel two counter-attacks (night May 25-26). Trentino: Alpini …
Diary May 24, 1918
World War One Diary for Friday, May 24, 1918: Western Front Britain: BEF Tank Corps Lieutenant-Colonel JFC Fuller writes ‘Plan 1919’ for Allied tank (4,992 requested) and allvehicle breakthrough on …
Diary May 23, 1918
World War One Diary for Thursday, May 23, 1918: Sea War Adriatic: Royal Navy submarine H4 sinks returning coastal submarine UB-52 40 miles south of Cattaro. Channel: British AMC Moldavia …
Diary May 22, 1918
World War One Diary for Wednesday, May 22, 1918: Air War Western Front: Canadian ace Bishop returns, as Commander of No 85 Squadron (SE5s, with 3 American pilots), scores 27 …
Diary May 21, 1918
World War One Diary for Tuesday, May 21, 1918: Air War Germany: 7 Handley Page bombers (1 lost) of No 216 Squadron RAF cause two-day plant closure at Oppau chemical …
Diary May 20, 1918
World War One Diary for Monday, May 20, 1918: Eastern Front USSR: Trotsky orders Czechs’ disarming by arrest or shooting. Central Executive Committee of Bolshevik Party declares war on Kulaks …
